Black bullhead
(Ameiurus melas)

Classification

Species: Ameiurus melas
Genus: Ameiurus - Bullheads
Family: Ictaluridae - North American freshwater catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Black bullhead
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental, Continental
Native: North America
Introduced: Europe, Asia
Distribution: Klamath River, Seine, Lake Skadar, St. Johns River, Guadalquivir, Ebro, Rhone, St. Lawrence River, Brazos, Loire, Mississippi, Guadiana, Hudson River, Danube, Potomac, Bojana, Vardar (Axios)

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